Electronic access to military/uniformed services nursing research

Area of Science:

• Nursing
• Military Health
• Information Science

Background:

• Military and uniformed services nursing research requires accessible documentation.
• Existing literature databases may not adequately categorize specialized military nursing research.
• The Graduate School of Nursing identified a need for a dedicated research repository.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce the virtual electronic military/uniformed services nursing research (EMUSNR) database.
• To enhance the accessibility and discoverability of military nursing research.
• To integrate military nursing research into broader allied health literature indexing.

Main Methods:

• Development of a virtual electronic database by the Graduate School of Nursing.
• Collaboration with Cinahl Information Systems for database creation.
• Implementation of a specific interest category for military and uniformed services documents within a larger database.
• Indexing of citations with abstracts, subject headings, and references.

Main Results:

• Creation of the EMUSNR virtual database.
• Establishment of a dedicated category for military/uniformed services nursing research documents.
• Full indexing of citations for enhanced searching and retrieval.
• Improved access to research from the Graduate School of Nursing and the TriService Nursing Research Program.

Conclusions:

• The EMUSNR database offers a significant advancement in accessing military nursing research.
• This resource benefits researchers within and outside military and uniformed services worldwide.
• The initiative improves the visibility and integration of specialized nursing research.